Earthquakes list March 16, 2012 – Strong dangerous earthquake near Surigao, Philippines – injured people

Last update: March 16, 2012 at 7:01 pm by By

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M 5.9      2012/03/16 07:58     Depth 44.3 km      MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Local time : 03:58:06 PM at epicenter
Strong earthquake which may result in minor damage if the depth of 44 km is confirmed. If final depth would be shallower, the chance on even bigger damage is realistic. Especially the Surigao epicenter area is at risk.
27 km (17 miles) NNE (28°) from Surigao, Mindanao, Philippines
Epicenter : see below
UPDATE : Phivolcs, the seismological agency of the Philippines has reported a Magnitude of 5.9 at a depth of 16 km, which makes this earthquake even more dangerous than initially reported.
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Label info : M = magnitude, D = depth (km), Time = UTC – Click here for conversion in your local time.

SRC Location UTC Date/time M D INFORMATION
USGS Offshore Valparaiso, Chile Mar 16 23:31 PM 4.8 21 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Offshore Valparaiso, Chile Mar 16 23:31 PM 4.7 10 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Off Coast Of Central Chile Mar 16 23:31 PM 4.7 10 MAP I Felt It
USGS Near The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Mar 16 23:18 PM 4.7 24 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Mar 16 23:18 PM 4.8 20 MAP I Felt It
USGS Vanuatu Mar 16 18:46 PM 4.9 63 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Vanuatu Mar 16 18:46 PM 4.9 63 MAP I Felt It
USGS Sea Of Japan Mar 16 18:37 PM 4.9 426 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Sea Of Japan Mar 16 18:37 PM 4.9 435 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Sea Of Japan Mar 16 18:37 PM 5.0 420 MAP I Felt It
GEONET Rotorua Mar 16 18:23 PM 5.0 190 MAP I Felt It
USGS Southeast Of The Loyalty Islands Mar 16 17:18 PM 5.0 83 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Southeast Of Loyalty Islands Mar 16 17:18 PM 5.0 80 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Southeast Of Loyalty Islands Mar 16 17:18 PM 5.2 10 MAP I Felt It
USGS Near The West Coast Of Colombia Mar 16 16:34 PM 4.7 41 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Near West Coast Of Colombia Mar 16 16:34 PM 4.6 40 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Near West Coast Of Colombia Mar 16 16:34 PM 4.6 24 MAP I Felt It
EMSC East Of South Sandwich Islands Mar 16 13:35 PM 4.8 20 MAP I Felt It
USGS East Of The South Sandwich Islands Mar 16 13:35 PM 4.8 11 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON East Of South Sandwich Islands Mar 16 13:35 PM 4.8 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Pacific-antarctic Ridge Mar 16 11:36 AM 4.9 10 MAP I Felt It
USGS Pacific-antarctic Ridge Mar 16 11:36 AM 4.9 10 MAP I Felt It
USGS Mindanao, Philippines Mar 16 07:58 AM 5.7 35 MAP I Felt It
  • Cabadbaran - It lasted for what seemed like several minutes. The curtains, everything was shaking back and forth.
  • Bagasbas - I was lying down and about 4pm I began to get dizzy watching the house move back and forth. I was on a missionary trip.
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    GEOFON Leyte, Philippines Mar 16 07:58 AM 5.8 23 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Mindanao, Philippines Mar 16 07:58 AM 5.8 23 MAP I Felt It
  • Cebu City - At around 4 pm here in Cebu City. We were waiting for our classes when we felt the earthquake. But we decided to just stay inside our office.
  • Tacloban City Leyte Ph - 20 seconds or so shaking 4.05pm 03-16-2012
  • Albuera , Leyte,Philippines - 3.56 PM 3/16/2012
  • Philippines - scary moderate shaking indicated
  • Tacloban - 20 seconds or so shaking 4.05pm
  • Tacloban City Leyte Ph - 4.10 pm shaking mod 25 - 30 seconds
  • Bayugan City - 4pm - moderate shaking indicated
  • Cantilan, Suriga del Sur - Shaking for 20 to 30 seconds.. scary
  • Cebu City - Very weak shaking indicated
  • Cebu City - So weak shaking, but i felt it
  • cantilan, surigao del sur - felt the shaking for lyk 30s?
  • Cebu - Very weak shaking indicated
  • Cloud9; Siargao Island - In the first floor of my house, quite a lot shaking during 30sec. Not so scary, but enough strong to fell like seasick after this...
  • Philippines - grabe!ang lakas ng lindol kaninakanina lang......intensity 5.9.my children have their own question.one asked if it just a strong wind,the other one asked if its judgment day already.......
  • Cebu City - i was playing on our computer then i felt something shaking on my chair.
  • Cebu City - Was playing games in FB and wandering why the desktop is shaking and my chair too..geez..Isn't done yet?..
  • Cebu City - Light shaking indicated
  • Philippines - So far wala akong naramdam na lindol (Cebu)
  • Surigao City - So scared when the earthquake shaking
  • Philippines - Yes we did feel the earthquake
  • Cebu - nervous - light shaking indicated
  • San Isidro,, Gigaquit, Surigao - I AM ON MY FB THAT TIME, NO ONE WAS ON MY CAFE DURING EARTHQUAKE... I WAS ALONE... I WAS SO TERRIFIED AND MY COMPUTER UNITS WAS SHAKING.. I AM AT SECOND FLOOR OF THE BUILDING...I TRIED TO HIDE INSIDE THE TABLE BUT I MY CHEST SUDDENLY ACHED... I RAN TO THE WINDOW, AND BREATH DEEPLY THERE WHILE WATCHING PEOPLE OUTSIDE, SHAKING TOO...AND ALL SAID... GINOO KO, TABANG!(OH MY GOD, HELP!)
  • Philippines - it was really scary,gave me goosebumps...= ( i can still remember the feb.6 earthquake...we were in our office in the fifth floor again...we left ASAP after it stopped...we're afraid there might be aftershocks...
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    EMSC Andaman Islands, India Region Mar 16 07:07 AM 4.8 46 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Andaman Islands, India Region Mar 16 07:07 AM 4.9 44 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Andaman Islands, India Region Mar 16 07:07 AM 4.7 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Off The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Mar 16 06:26 AM 4.8 37 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan Mar 16 06:26 AM 4.8 30 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Offshore Bio-bio, Chile Mar 16 06:20 AM 4.7 22 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Offshore Bio-bio, Chile Mar 16 06:20 AM 4.7 10 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Volcano Islands, Japan Region Mar 16 05:48 AM 4.9 88 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Volcano Islands, Japan Region Mar 16 05:48 AM 4.8 83 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Volcano Islands, Japan Region Mar 16 05:48 AM 4.8 80 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Southeast Of Ryukyu Islands Mar 16 03:39 AM 5.3 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Vanuatu Mar 16 03:32 AM 5.0 63 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Vanuatu Islands Mar 16 03:32 AM 4.7 42 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Vanuatu Mar 16 03:32 AM 4.9 10 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Kuril Islands Mar 16 00:38 AM 5.2 37 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Kuril Islands Mar 16 00:38 AM 5.4 28 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Kuril Islands Mar 16 00:38 AM 5.5 2 MAP I Felt It

    Data sources courtesy : USGS – EMSC – GFZ – GEONET

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    M 4.9      2012/03/15 21:37     Depth 104.9 km      ROTA REGION, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

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    MMI II (Very weak shaking) ?
    People :
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    MMI III (Weak shaking) ?
    People :
    Felt indoors; hanging objects may swing, vibration similar to passing of light trucks, duration may be estimated, may not be recognized as an earthquake.
    MMI IV (Light shaking) ?
    People :
    Generally noticed indoors but not outside. Light sleepers may be awakened. Vibration may be likened to the passing of heavy traffic, or to the jolt of a heavy object falling or striking the building.
    Fittings :
    Doors and windows rattle. Glassware and crockery rattle. Liquids in open vessels may be slightly disturbed. Standing motorcars may rock.
    Structures :
    Walls and frames of buildings, and partitions and suspended ceilings in commercial buildings, may be heard to creak.
    MMI V (Moderate shaking) ?
    People :
    Generally felt outside, and by almost everyone indoors. Most sleepers awakened. A few people alarmed.
    Fittings :
    Small unstable objects are displaced or upset. Some glassware and crockery may be broken. Hanging pictures knock against the wall. Open doors may swing. Cupboard doors secured by magnetic catches may open. Pendulum clocks stop, start, or change rate.
    Structures :
    Some large display windows cracked. A few earthenware toilet fixtures cracked.
    MMI VI (Strong shaking) ?
    People Felt by all. People and animals alarmed. Many run outside. Difficulty experienced in walking steadily.
    Fittings :
    Objects fall from shelves. Pictures fall from walls. Some furniture moved on smooth floors, some unsecured free-standing fireplaces moved. Glassware and crockery broken. Very unstable furniture overturned. Small church and school bells ring. Appliances move on bench or table tops. Filing cabinets or "easy glide" drawers may open (or shut).
    Structures :
    Slight damage to buildings with low standard. Some stucco or cement plaster falls. Large display windows broken. Damage to a few weak domestic chimneys, some may fall.
    Environment :
    Trees and bushes shake, or are heard to rustle. Loose material may be dislodged from sloping ground, e.g. existing slides, talus slopes, shingle slides.
    MMI VII (Very strong shaking) ?
    People
    General alarm. Difficulty experienced in standing. Noticed by motorcar drivers who may stop.
    Fittings :
    Large bells ring. Furniture moves on smooth floors, may move on carpeted floors. Substantial damage to fragile contents of buildings.
    Structures :
    Unreinforced stone and brick walls cracked. Low standard buildings cracked with some minor masonry falls. A few instances of damage to buildings of ordinary workmanship. Unbraced parapets, unbraced brick gables, and architectural ornaments fall. Roofing tiles, especially ridge tiles may be dislodged. Many unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, often falling from roof-line. Water tanks Type I burst. A few instances of damage to brick veneers and plaster or cement-based linings. Unrestrained water cylinders (hot-water cylinders) may move and leak. Some common windows cracked. Suspended ceilings damaged.
    Environment :
    Water made turbid by stirred up mud. Small slides such as falls of sand and gravel banks, and small rock-falls from steep slopes and cuttings. Instances of settlement of unconsolidated or wet, or weak soils. Some fine cracks appear in sloping ground. A few instances of liquefaction (i.e. small water and sand ejections).
    MMI VIII (Severe shaking) ?
    People Alarm may approach panic. Steering of motorcars greatly affected. Structures : Low standard buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. ordinary workmanship buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged in some cases. A few instances of damage to buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes. Monuments and pre-1976 elevated tanks and factory stacks twisted or brought down. Some pre-1965 infill masonry panels damaged. A few post-1980 brick veneers damaged. Decayed timber piles of houses damaged. Houses not secured to foundations may move. Most unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, some below roof-line, many brought down. Environment : Cracks appear on steep slopes and in wet ground. Small to moderate slides in roadside cuttings and unsupported excavations. Small water and sand ejections and localized lateral spreading adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
    MMI IX (Violent shaking) ?
    Structures Many low standard buildings destroyed. Ordinary workmanship buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes damaged in some cases, some with flexible frames seriously damaged. Damage or permanent distortion to some buildings and bridges, designed and built to normal use standards. Houses not secured to foundations shifted off. Brick veneers fall and expose frames. Environment : Cracking of ground conspicuous. Landsliding general on steep slopes. Liquefaction effects intensified and more widespread, with large lateral spreading and flow sliding adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
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